About The Dig
The Dig is the creation of University of Colorado Boulder students, under the supervision of Dr. Roshanna P. Sylvester. It is designed and built as a companion to the Media Archeology Lab (MAL), "the computer lab of your dreams."
Spring 2020
The site was launched initially in Spring 2020 by students in INFO 3101 History of Computing and Information. Each student in that course researched a piece of hardware or software from the MAL's collection, wrote short histories, and organized them into a pair of exhibits:
From Floppy Disks to Internet Downloads
Spring 2021
In Spring 2021, students in CMDP 2010 "Information, Media, Technology" expanded The Dig to include short histories of computing gaming consoles, cameras, and small personal devices from the MAL's collection. Those histories and the creative works students produced to showcase each item are on view in three additional exhibits:
The Evolution of Gaming Consoles
Summer 2021
Over the Summer of 2021, Jack Rice (Exhibit Editor and Creative Consultant) reimagined the website creating a cohesive historical narrative for some of the exhibits and adding upon the work students contributed in the past. He originally began work on The Dig as a student contributor in INFO 3101 (Spring 2020) with research focused on IBM PC-DOS. Jack completed his Information Science (B.S.) and Business Minor in December 2021.
Autumn 2021
Students in CMDP 2010 built out The Dig even more in Autumn 2021, creating five new exhibits and accompanying creative works:
Minimizing the Distance: Comm Devices